Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Sentenced to Life for Leading 2024 Insurrection

Thenews_chronicle | 20-02-2026 12:35am |

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday for orchestrating an insurrection during his December 2024 declaration of martial law. The verdict, handed down by Seoul Central District Court Judge Jee Kui-youn, stopped short of the death penalty prosecutors had sought. The ruling was broadcast live on major South

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